Source: TH Context: The Central Government of India has announced that it will waive the requirement for local clinical trials for certain new drugs if they have already been approved in select countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the European Union. This decision aims to make foreign-manufactured drugs more accessible …
GS4/GS2 Syllabus: Application of Ethics/ Government Policies and Related Issues Source: TH, BBC Context: The government of India recently passed an amendment to the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules (2023) that permits researchers to utilize non-animal and human-relevant methods for testing the safety and effectiveness of new drugs. It will amend the …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Science and Technology – Health Source: TH Context: The speedy approval of Covid-19 vaccines during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic highlighted the importance of clinical trials. What is a Clinical Trial? A clinical trial is a research study conducted on human participants to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and/or effectiveness of an intervention such as …
